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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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