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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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