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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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