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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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