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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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