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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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