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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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