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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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