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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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