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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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