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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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