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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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