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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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