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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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