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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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