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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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