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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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