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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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