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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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