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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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