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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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