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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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