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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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