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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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