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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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