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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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