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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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