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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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