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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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