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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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