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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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