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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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