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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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