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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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