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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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