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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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