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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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