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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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