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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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