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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches 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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