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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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