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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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