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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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