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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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