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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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