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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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