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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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