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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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