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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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