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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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