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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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