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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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