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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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