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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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