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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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