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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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