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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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