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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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