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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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