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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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