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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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