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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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