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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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