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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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