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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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