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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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