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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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