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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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