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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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