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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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