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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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