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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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