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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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