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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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