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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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