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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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