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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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