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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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