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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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