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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers 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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