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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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