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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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