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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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