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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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