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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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