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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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