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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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