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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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