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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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