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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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