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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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