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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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