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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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