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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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