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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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