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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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