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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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