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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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