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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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