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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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