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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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