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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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