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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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