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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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