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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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