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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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