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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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