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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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