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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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