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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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