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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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