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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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