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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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