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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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