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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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