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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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