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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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