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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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