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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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