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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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