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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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