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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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