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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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