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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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