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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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