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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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