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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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