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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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