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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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