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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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