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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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