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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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