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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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