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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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