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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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