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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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