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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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