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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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