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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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