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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major 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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