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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal 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 stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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