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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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