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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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