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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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