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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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