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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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