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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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