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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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