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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education