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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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