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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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