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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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