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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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