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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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