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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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