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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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