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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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