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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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