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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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