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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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