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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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