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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important 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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