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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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