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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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