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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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