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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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