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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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