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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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