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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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