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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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