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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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