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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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