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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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