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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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