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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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