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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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