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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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