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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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