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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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