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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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