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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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