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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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