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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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