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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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