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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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