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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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