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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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