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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic 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 definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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