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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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