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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the 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 deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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