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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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