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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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