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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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