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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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