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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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