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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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