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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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