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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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