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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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