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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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