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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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