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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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