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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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