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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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