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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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