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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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