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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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