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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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