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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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