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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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