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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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