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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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