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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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