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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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