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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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