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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating 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 dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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