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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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