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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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