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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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