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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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