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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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