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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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