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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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