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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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