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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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