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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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