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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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