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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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