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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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