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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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