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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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