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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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