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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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