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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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