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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually 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 elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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