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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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