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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive 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 interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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