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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education