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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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