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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 gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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