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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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