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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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