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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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