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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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