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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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