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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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