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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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