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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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