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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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