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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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