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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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