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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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