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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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