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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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