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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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