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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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