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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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