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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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