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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always 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 learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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