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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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