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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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