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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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