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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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