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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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