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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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