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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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