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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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