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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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