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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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