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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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