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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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