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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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