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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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