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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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