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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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