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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. 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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