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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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