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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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