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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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