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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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