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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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