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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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