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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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