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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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