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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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