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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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