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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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