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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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