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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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