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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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