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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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