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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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