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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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