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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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