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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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