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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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