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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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