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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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