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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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