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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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