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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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