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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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