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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student 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 electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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