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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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