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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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