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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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