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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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