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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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