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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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