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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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