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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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