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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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