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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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