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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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