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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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