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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)