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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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