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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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