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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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