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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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