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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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