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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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