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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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