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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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