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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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