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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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