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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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