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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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