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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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