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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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