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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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