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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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