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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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