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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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