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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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