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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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