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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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