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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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