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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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