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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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