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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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