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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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