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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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