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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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