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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic 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 book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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