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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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