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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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