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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the 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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