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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive 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 scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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