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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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