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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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