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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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