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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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