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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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