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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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