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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders 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 MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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