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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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