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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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