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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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