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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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