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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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