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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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