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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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