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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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