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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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