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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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