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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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