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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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