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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always 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 lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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