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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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