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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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