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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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