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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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