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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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