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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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