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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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