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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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