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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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