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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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