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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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