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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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