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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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