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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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