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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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