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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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