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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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