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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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