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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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