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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor 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 commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines 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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