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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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