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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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