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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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