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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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