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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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