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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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