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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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