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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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