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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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