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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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