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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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