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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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