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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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