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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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