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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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