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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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