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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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