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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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