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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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