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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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