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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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