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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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