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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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