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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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