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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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