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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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