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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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