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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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