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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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