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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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