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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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