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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire 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 authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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