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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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