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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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