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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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