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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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