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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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