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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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