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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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