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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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