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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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