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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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