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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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