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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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