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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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