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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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