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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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