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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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