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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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