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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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