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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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