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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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