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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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