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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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