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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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