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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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