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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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