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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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