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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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