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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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