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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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