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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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