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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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