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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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