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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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