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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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