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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations 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 optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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