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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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