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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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