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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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