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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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