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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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