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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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