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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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