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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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