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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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