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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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