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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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