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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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