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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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