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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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