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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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