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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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