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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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