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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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