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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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