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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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