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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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