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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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