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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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