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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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