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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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