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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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