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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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