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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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