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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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