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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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