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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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