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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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