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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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