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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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