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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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