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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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