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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information 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 subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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