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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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