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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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