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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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