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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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