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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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