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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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