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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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