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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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