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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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