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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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