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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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