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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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