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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different 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 we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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