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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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