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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important 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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