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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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