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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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