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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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