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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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